Transcendental spheres: dancing Verdi’s Messa da Requiem in Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 26 November 2019

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“compelling staging”

Reviewed at Opernhaus, Zurich on 24 November 2019

Messa da Requiem (Christian Spuck)

Ballett Zürich

Karina Canellakis, Conductor

Christian Schmidt, Set Designer

Emma Ryott, Costume Designer

Anna Khamzina, Dancer

Alexander Jones, Dancer

Filipe Portugal, Dancer

Yen Han, Dancer

Giulia Tonelli, Dancer

William Moore, Dancer

Guanqun Yu, Soprano

Agnieszka Rehlis, Mezzo-soprano

Stephen Costello, Tenor

Georg Zeppenfeld, Bass

Zurich Opera

Zurich Opera Chorus

Orchester der Oper Zürich

Martin Gephardt, Lighting Designer

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Newly appointed Director of Staatsballett Berlin, Christian Spuck makes his mark with this season opener, a world premiere of Bovary, a ballet based on Gustave Flaubert’s classic novel of 1856.

****1

Glitter, fun, surprises: Norwegian National Ballet's Beauty sparkles

Deborah Weiss, 3rd June

Closer to Matthew Bourne than Marius Petipa, Christian Spuck's Sleeping Beauty is full of invention, captivating the audience in numerous, unexpected ways.

****1

Christian Spuck’s acclaimed Verdi Requiem wows the Adelaide Festival

Brian Angus, 9th March

An exciting festival event spectacularly highlights a great blend of European and Australian talent.

*****

Ballett Zürich's Monteverdi celebrates music in dance

Sarah Batschelet, 15th January

Blending the music of Monteverdi with lesser-known contemporaries, and even some pop, choreographer Christian Spuck takes leave of Zürich with a work that is as full of poetry as it is of emotional charge.

****1

Christian Spuck's loveable Leonce and Lena returns to Ballett Zürich

Sarah Batschelet, 8th December

Spuck’s Leonce and Lena is a feel-good treat that lifts the spirits measurably and makes a fine case for the modern genre.

****1

Christian Spuck's enigmatic Winterreise revived by Ballett Zürich

Graham Watts, 13th February

Christian Spuck gives choreographic identity to Hans Zender's composed interpretation of Franz Schubert's Winterreise.

****1

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Sarah Batschelet

Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.